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What starts in the middle and is nine days long?

Fashion week is here and typical of this business we all love – it didn’t start on a Monday and it will go for nine days and nights but to us it is “Fashion Week.” Of course, the big debate is always about what is more exciting, the clothes on the runway or the ones on the attendees entering the venues. And in case you did not know, sadly after the continuity that Bryant Park added with a fairly tight geographic dimension, this season the shows are uptown, downtown, East, West and even in Brooklyn. Given the weather and the ice and snow in the city, the stiletto crowd is really being challenged. Actually as some of the pictures show there appeared to be more sensible footwear this time than in recent seasons. Of course these shots were from day 1 so we should stay tuned. The heels may go higher after all, and the getting around to all the shows is going to be very difficult. That to me is unfortunate. A big name designer knows that people will make the effort not to miss no matter where the venue is. Alexander Wang is feeling very Brooklyn these days and has chosen to show there. But how many lesser known designer shows will get cheated or missed while press and retailers waste valuable time sprinting from one show to the next? Guess this is our answer to the Olympics!!

On a serious note the following WSJ articleis a superbly informative piece on the process of putting together a collection, featuring designer Thakoon Panichgul (Thakoon 2/9– 545W 22St/Chelsea) from the point of inspiration to production of the samples which did not start until January 30 because of delays with fabric delivery. Experience what the creative process is and share in the designer’s stress.